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First CloudSat Images Wowing Scientists
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2006The first images from NASA's new CloudSat satellite already are revealing never-before-seen 3-D details about clouds. Mission managers tested the flight and ground system performance of the satellite's Cloud-Profiling Radar in late May, and they found it to be working perfectly. UAE To Monitor Construction Sites Via Satellite 
Dubai (AFP) Jun 07, 2006The UAE labour ministry will soon use high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor the country's big construction projects which have been the scene of several riots, newspapers reported Monday. Squyres Says Opportunity Good To Go 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2006Steven Squyres said NASA mission controllers should be able to free Opportunity from its current state of being stuck in the Martian sand on the Meridiani Planum and get it back on its way to Victoria Crater very soon. |
France Telecom To Offer Thuraya Services In Algeria
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2006France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) and Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company have signed an agreement for FTMSC to provide Thuraya's mobile satellite services in Algeria. US Astronauts To Fly New Space Ship By 2014 
Washington (AFP) Jun 07, 2006The space ship that will return astronauts to the Moon should be ready for tests in 2012 and for a manned flight in 2014, NASA announced Monday. EADS Astrium Awarded Third Satellite By ARABSAT 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2006EADS Astrium and ARABSAT announced Tuesday they have signed a contract for the construction of the BADR-6, or "Full Moon," satellite. |
A Tale Of Two Nebulae
Calgary, Alberta (SPX) Jun 07, 2006Two new images from Gemini Observatory show a pair of beautiful nebulae created by two very different types of stars at what may be similar points in their evolutionary timelines. One is a rare type of very massive spectral-type "O" star. It is surrounded by material it ejected in an explosive event earlier in its life and it continues to lose mass in a steady stellar wind. Andromeda Adrift In Sea Of Dust 
Calgary, Alberta (SPX) Jun 07, 2006The Andromeda galaxy appears tranquil in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The mesmerizing infrared mosaic shows red waves of dust over a blue sea of stars. Astronomers Find Planets With No Stars 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2006Astronomers said they have found planetary disks emerging independently of new stars or brown dwarfs. The disks have formed around planetary-mass objects, called planemos, and seem to be floating freely in space, after springing out of star-forming regions within the Milky Way galaxy. |
Sea Launch Prepares For Galaxy 16 Liftoff
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2006Sea Launch announced Tuesday that the Odyssey Launch Platform and its accompanying Sea Launch Commander have departed Home Port in Long Beach in preparation for the company's third satellite launch of the year: PanAmSat's Galaxy 16. The liftoff is scheduled for the opening of a two-hour launch window, at 12:50 a.m. Pacific Time on June 17. Peckham Named Sea Launch President And GM 
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2006Sea Launch announced Tuesday its board of directors has named Robert Peckham as the new president and general manager. Peckham has been serving on an interim basis in this role since March 30. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry, focusing the past 18 years on commercial space business. Researchers Find Hidden Greek Text On Oldest Astronomy Computer 
Athens (AFP) Jun 07, 2006The size of a shoebox, a mysterious bronze device scooped out of a Roman-era shipwreck at the dawn of the 20th century has baffled scientists for years. |
Aid Effort Hits Full Tilt As Eruption Fears Grow
Yogyakarta, Indonesia (AFP) Jun 07, 2006Relief operations launched after the Java earthquake have hit full stride, UN officials said Tuesday, but fears grew of an impending volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island. Ancient DNA Sequence Allows New Look At Neandertals Diversity 
Lyon, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2006By recovering and sequencing intact DNA from an especially ancient Neandertal specimen, researchers have found evidence suggesting that the genetic diversity among Neandertals was higher than previously thought. Mega Dam Avoids Building 50 Nuclear Reactors 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 07, 2006China has given the go-ahead for its third-largest dam, as part of its Herculean endeavor to control the waters of the Yangtze river and generate electricity, state media said Tuesday. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Israel Plans New Arrow Mark 4 Interceptor Missile
Washington (UPI) Jun 07, 2006Israel Aircraft Industries subsidiary Elta Group, the Israel Air Force, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense are designing components for the Arrow Mark IV, which will have qualitatively better performance than current versions. Growing Sino-India Military Ties 
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 07, 2006Indian defense minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to Japan, China and Singapore indicates the emergence of a creative regional security strategy that boosts New Delhi's global image, Indian defense analysts said Tuesday. Nuclear Suppliers Group Urges Iran To Cooperate With IAEA 
Brasilia (AFP) Jun 07, 2006The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group has urged Iran to "cooperate fully" with the UN nuclear watchdog agency IAEA and seek a diplomatic solution to the dispute over its nuclear program. |
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